Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-02


general fsvorite with the old and yor-,
by reason of peculiar current Of comnos
sense and usefulness underlying iDter.s
enthusiasm in the good things Of life.
She possessed many faults, hut she W..
devoted daughter, a faithful friend. ans
is al idolatrous wife; al the teyvor NJ
her poetic nature is row merged into o7s
channel.
The vein of sensuouSness which chs
acterizes much OF her poetry runs 81
through her personality, tastes snd dis.
position, but is fortunately governed snt
guided by strong common sense. Av-
barrie by nature, she can adapt herself 70
any condition life may impose.
As agirl she brought much adverse crit.
icism upon herself from the severe Judges
of the world. through too crest love Of
pleasure and admiration, too voluptuous
and uncaretul literary methods, sd
hsstY temper.
Time has cured ell these faults save The
latter.
The fair poetess is a perfect little Ten
pest when aroused, which is never with
cut faiF cause. An eye witness Of o1eC
her late jgstihabIe storms, said to me- tbs.
she felt as If sic wanted 8 lightning rod
bout her person at the time. In one Of
her own poems she says: "The s1gL
lurked under the demon in me-"
Somebody has minated that she pos
sessed IA good deal more Of the fOrme:
but the latter has been more highly cult
waited"
The wife of one CT Wisconsin's million
sire king tells me that IN her native state
the gifted poetess was more beloved 70.
her personal qualities than her intelIeCiu-
atty, and many loved the woman who
would not indorse her writings Since
her marriage she hiss published but one
book, "Mal Moulle," a novel, 3 striking
and remarkable work in its Wcy, but full
OF new and advanced ideas for which the
public is not ready.
Many sermon will have to be pTeschel
to cover the ground Nal Moulle hiss done.
Her poems have noticesbly improyedn
refinement and strength stree marriage.
This is due no doubt to constant sssCCia-
ton with one of the ablest and most cuL-
tured literary critics OF the day.
Els Wheeler Wilcox has 8 delicate 0u:
vigorous physique. A casual observer
would not imagine her over-tWentY- eight.
Naturally Of o joyous and happy dispo;i-
ton she is subject to periods of profound
melancholy. she dresses quietly on the
street and artisticallY in the house. TIE
literary circles OF New York have sci the
seal of commentator upon her work and
she is received with open Sims in some o.
the mostdelightfuls social circles in the city.
Her benevolence is unique rs her talent
A constant source OF distress to her II
this regard is being compelled by bitter
lessons Of experience to close her pocket!
book before the demands of the unworthy
and limit her charities to cases which sne
personally investigates. One OF lei
strongest characteristics is her deep re-
ligious faith coupled with intolerance o.
creeds. She seldom attends church 0u.
has the most implicit faith in prayer
Sincerity and truth are her cardinal VIZ
tues. The favor of kings and PRICES
could not tempt her to depart from these
She is fearlessly and fearfully frank, JET
gains and retains more friends than those
who rely upon policy to carry them
through the world. do not believe n
magnetism but If any one in the world
ever did possess it she does. One cTl!iC
has said, "She draws al men to her sna
almost all women" So successful
woman, she has few If any i'll Wishers'
being possessed Of faculty of disarmlns
rivalry. 1 attribute this TO her sincere
and Interested pleasure In the success o.
others.
Mrs. Wilcox lost her only child. lovely
boy, after one brief day Of life, LAST May
She is now making her home in New YofA
city, near the Central PARK, in cosy liitiS
nest of rooms most srtistically decorated
WILLIAM J. Box.